VCOM - Virginia 2016 Yearbook

ALUMNI – CLASS OF 2015

Class of 2015 Graduates VCOM–Virginia

T he Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) held the commencement ceremony for the Class of 2015 on the morning of Saturday, May 5, 2015, at 10 a.m. The event was located on the Virginia Tech campus in Burruss Hall, where 181 students received their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in front of friends and family. President Emeritus James F. Wolfe, PhD, was the esteemed commencement speaker. While serving VCOM, Dr. Wolfe contributed not only his time and efforts, but culminated his career as the president of a medical school with three campuses across the Appalachian region. He saw the original VCOM campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, expand with two additional branch campuses: the VCOM–Carolinas in Spartanburg, South Carolina and VCOM– Auburn in Auburn, Alabama. Throughout the week leading up to commencement, the graduates came back together to celebrate their accomplishments with a class picnic and other activities. Many of the graduates of the Class of 2015 have chosen primary care as their specialty, and will continue to pursue the mission of the College they have attended for the past four years: meeting the needs of rural and medically underserved populations and promoting research to improve human health.

Following the ceremony, a reception at the main VCOM campus was held for graduates and their families.

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